Improved device for tightening window-sashes



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NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICEC GEORGE JONES, OE PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED DEVICE FOR TIGHTENING WINDOW-SASHES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 37,346, dated January 6, 1863.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, GEORGE JONES, of Peekskill, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented a new and improved devicefor tightening window-sashes in their frames to prevent them from rattling; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this speci- Iication, in which- Figure l is a front or face View of a window having my invention applied to its lower sash Fig. 2, a vertical section of the same, taken in the line m m, Fig. 1 Fig. 3, a detached perspective view of my invention.

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The Object of this invention is to obtain a simple device for tightening or securing window-sashes in their frames in such a manner as to eftectually prevent them from rattling under the action of the wind, and thereby obviate the use of temporary wedges and sundry articles when procurable, being inserted between the sash and the side strip of the frame to effect the result. Proper articles for this purpose are not always at hand, and the occupant of a bed-room is in consequence frequently disturbed of his rest On account of the rattling of the sashes.

My invention is designed for a permanent fixture, may be obtained and applied at a small cost, and adjusted in a moment of time, so as to accomplish the desired end.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a window-frame, andB B the sashes fitted within it in the usual manner.

C O represent two angle-shaped pieces of metal, the arms c of which are screwed rmly to the sides of the window-frame at right angles with the front or face side of the lower sash, B. The other arms, b, of the anglepieces are consequently parallel with the front or face sides of the sash B, and a short dis tance in front of it.

Through the arms b ot' the angle-pieces thu mb-screwsD pass, one through each. These screws are directly in front of the side pieces, c c, of the sash B, and to said side pieces, in line with the thumb-screws, there are secured metal plates 0l d, one for each thumb-screw, to serve as bearing-plates for the ends of the screws and prevent any indentation or abrasion of the sash.

From the above description it will be seen that by turning the thumb-screws D in the proper direction the upper and lower rails, a c, sash B, will be pressed back in close contact, respectively, with the upper sash, B', and the parting-bead e of the window-frame, and, consequently, the sash will be effectually prevented from rattling under the action of the wind. When it is necessary to raise the sash, the thumb-screws D are screwed outward, so as to be free from it.

If desired, the bearing-plates d d may be indented so as to receive the ends of the thumbscrews when the latter are screwed up in contact with them, and thereby serve as a fastening to secure the sash in a closed state.

rlhe angle-pieces may be of malleable castv iron, brass, or white-metal, and may be manufactured at a small cost including the screws D .The device, if desired, may be applied to the GEO. JONES.

Witnesses z Trios. A. WHITNEY, GEO. DAYTON. 

